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Betting Odds: Diaz Opens As -185 Favorite Over Thomson
Nate Diaz is in the right camp to prepare for his next opponent. “The Punk” Josh Thomson, a former Strikeforce lightweight contender will face Nate Diaz (16-8, 11-6 UFC) in a lightweight matchup at the upcoming UFC on FOX 7 April 20 at the HP Pavilion. And while Thomson (19-5) reviews tape on Diaz to […]
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Cormier on Mir Fight: “I’m Going To Make Him Check Out”
Frank Mir is eager to provide Daniel Cormier with a warm UFC welcome. After hearing Mir (16-6, 14-6 UFC) firing shots towards him about not being able to finish fights without help from the referee (in an interview with MMA Fight Corner), UFC Heavyweight Daniel “DC” Cormier responded strongly. The longtime UFC veteran, Mir welcomes […]
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Zahabi: If GSP Fights Silva It Will Likely Be His Last
“If he fights Hendricks, I think (GSP) could fight for longer. He could have more fights after that. If he fights Anderson Silva, I could really see that being his last fight. He’ll retire after that because there won’t be a bigger fight for him to do, I think, anymore in his career.” “Win or […]
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PHOTO | A Jacked Gilbert Melendez Ready For UFC on FOX 7 Fight Against Benson Henderson
Strikeforce lightweight champion, Gilbert Melendez, recently put out this photo via his Facebook.com account. Set to face Benson Henderson on the UFC on FOX 7 card, is this the best shape we have ever seen him in?
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VIDEO | Ellenberger: If I was GSP I’d Fight Silva Then Retire
“A lot of people like to talk negatively about GSP, but to be able to do what he does against the top guys, consistently, it’s extremely hard. For him it’s like, he’s in a position where he can only lose, it can only get worse. If I was him, I would look to fight Anderson […]
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VIDEO | Ronda Rousey Talks Drugs, Religion & More On Jim Rome
Watch the season 2 premiere of JIM ROME ON SHOWTIME in its entirety, as Jim kicked off the new season with guests Floyd Mayweather, Ronda Rousey and Ice Cube. Original air date: March 13, 2013
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Javier Mendez: BJ Penn Was Incredible To Teach
“B.J. got introduced to me through Bobby Southworth, who was friends with B.J. when B.J. started practicing Brazilian jiu-jitsu at Ralph Gracie’s in Mountain View. But, he came to me to train because he knew I trained Frank Shamrock. B.J. was incredible to teach. Everything I taught him, he picked it up as though he […]
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Dana White: Gustafsson vs Mousasi Still On For UFC On Fuel TV 9 | UFC NEWS
After sustaining a cut above his eye while training, Alexander Gustafsson’s status for his upcoming fight against Gegard Mousasi this Saturday has been a big question mark. It appears the suspense surrounding the situation can now be put to rest, at least for the time being. MMAFighting’s Ariel Helwani recently posted on Twitter that UFC […]
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Jocelyn “Lights Out” Lybarger Joins BJPenn.com’s FIST-ta-CUFF Radio Show 183 on Sunday March 31st, 2013.
Opening up the second hour of show 183 is a woman known as Lights Out and did I mention that she is also a first in the sport with her sister. We have one half of the first set of twins to compete in MMA and it’s Jocelyn Lybarger. We have so much to talk […]
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Cub Swanson vs Dennis Siver Added to UFC 162 | UFC NEWS
Two UFC featherweight stand outs will come together, in what should make an exciting stand up battle, when Cub Swanson and Dennis Siver meet at UFC 162. Swanson, on a four fight win streak, and most recently coming off a very impressive victory over Dustin ‘The Diamond’ Poirier, is on the hunt for UFC gold […]
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Veronica “V-Rod” LoCurto Joins BJPenn.com’s FIST-ta-CUFF Radio Show 183 on Sunday March 31st, 2013.
Veronica “V-Rod” LoCurto is back in the shop and with the recent events in Women’s MMA we have plenty to talk about. We are going to talk the upcoming season of The Ultimate Fighter, having women and men on this season, and if a female from outside the organization is good enough to get a […]
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Firas Zahabi Responds To Diaz Camp’s Complaint: GSP made weight | UFC NEWS
Firas Zahabi, head trainer at Tristar Gym in Montreal, Quebec Canada, recently responded to accusations made against Georges St Pierre from the Diaz camp. It seems as though just prior to weigh-ins, the Quebec Athletic Commission notified the two camps that their fighters were allowed to weigh in over the 170 pound limit, as long […]
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Rodrigo Damm vs. Mizuto Hirota added to UFC on Fuel TV 10 | UFC NEWS
A new featherweight bout has been added to the June 8 Fuel TV card likely to take place in Brazil. Rodrigo Damm (10-6, 1-1 UFC) faces Mizuto Hirota (14-6-1, 0-1 UFC). The fight has not yet been made official by the UFC, but was first reported by Tatame.com. Damm could very well be fighting for […]
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BJPENN.COM RADIO 3/27/13 – JOSH THOMSON TALKS NATE DIAZ, FILMING MOVIES & MORE | UFC NEWS
If you missed last night’s BJPENN.COM RADIO, UFC lightweight fighter, Josh Thomson joined the crew to discuss next months fight against Nate Diaz. His upcoming movie release and much more. Use the player above to catch the full segment with Thomson. You can also check out the full archive from the great BJPENN.COM RADIO CHANNEL […]
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BJPENN.COM RADIO 3/27/13 – JOSH THOMSON, KING MO (FULL ARCHIVE)
Last night the BJPENN.COM RADIO crew returned to action with UFC on fOX 7 fighter Josh Thomson and Bellator light-heavyweight, King Mo. If you missed the live show you can use the player above to catch the full archived audio. You can also check out the full archive from the great BJPENN.COM RADIO CHANNEL RIGHT […]
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VIDEO | Tito Ortiz Wants Rousey vs. Cyborg On NYE | UFC NEWS
“Cris has shown in Strikeforce, why she’s so dominant, why women are afraid of her. She has three fights with Invicta, she will be the world champion and she will walk away a world champion. Like I said, New Year’s Eve, let’s make a super fight. Forget the title. Champion vs. champion, who cares about […]
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“Bigfoot” On TRT: It doesn’t win fights | UFC NEWS
“If they’re going to allow him (Overeem) to use it, what are you going to do? For sure I’m going to be angry. Because it happens, this test that he did with his testosterone, yes? It was a low level, right? You know why? Because he stops taking these things. So then he did the […]
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Phil Davis Ready To Make Magalhaes Regret Asking The Fight | UFC NEWS
“I respect Vinny a lot. I respect all the guys in my weight class, all the guys in the UFC. All of them are skilled fighters — we’re the best in the world. I take him very seriously, but, he’s going to regret asking to fight me. Some lessons have to be learned the hard […]
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Brian Bowles Returns to Face George Roop at UFC 160 | UFC NEWS
UFC Bantamweight Brian Bowles returns for his first fight in almost two years, as he sets foot in the octagon to face fellow UFC and WEC veteran George Roop. Bowles will be looking to get back to his winning ways, as he is (10-2) with his only two losses coming to UFC Bantamweight […]
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Dennis Bermudez vs. Max Holloway added to UFC 160 card
By Evan Stoumbelis UFC 160: Velasquez vs. Bigfoot 2 has picked up another fight, Dennis ‘The Menace’ Bermudez vs. ‘Blessed’ Max Holloway. The fight will take place in Las Vegas, with no news as to whether it will be on the main card or the preliminary card. The 21-year old Hawaiian native Holloway is 3-1 […]
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PHOTO | Before He Was A Contender, Johny Hendricks Trained Alongside BJ Penn | UFC NEWS
In this photo, if you look two men to the right of BJ Penn you will see an un-bearded Johny Hendricks inside the Penn Training And Fitness Center cage in Hilo, HI. At the time, Penn was preparing for his UFC 84 title defense against Sean Sherk and brought in Hendricks to help him get […]
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VIDEO | Chael Sonnen Pre-Fight Interview | UFC NEWS
UFC 159 headliner Chael Sonnen on why he deserves the title shot, how he plans to win, and why he’s not apologizing for a thing on the way.
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Faber On Cruz: He Hits Like A Weirdo But He Shouldn’t Be Stripped Of His Title | UFC NEWS
“I don’t feel like he should be stripped of the belt. The guy’s earned it. Part of the reason why he’s injured is because he puts it all out there and hits like a weirdo, but he throws punches anyways. I wouldn’t count the guy out. I don’t think they should strip him of the […]
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VIDEO | Dana Vlog: Goes 125mph On Motorcycle, Experiments With Hot Sauce & Shoots Stuff Up | UFC NEWS
UFC President Dana White has just released his latest Video Blog, but without a fight the boss takes the camera crew on vacation with him to Maine.
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Greg Jackson: Sonnen is “tougher than a lot of people give him credit for” | UFC NEWS
“There are a lot of danger zones with Chael. Chael is tougher than a lot of people give him credit for. When we didn’t want to fight him on three days notice or whatever, we’d never fight anybody on such short notice for somebody at Jon Jones level. People think he doesn’t have any punching […]
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PHOTO | Fan Gets Insanely Accurate Portrait Tattoo Of Arianny Celeste
In the great world of Tattooing, there are tattoo artists and then there are “TATTOO ARTISTS”. Which is why when I stumbled across this recent portrait of UFC Octagon girl, Arianny Celeste, I thought it important to share this art. You have to give the fan props for committing their body to such a lifelike […]
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VIDEO | Ultimate Insider: Gustafsson’s Country Fighting Compound | UFC NEWS
As the Mauler prepares to headline the UFC’s return to Sweden in April, Light Heavyweight contender Alexander Gustafsson shows off his family’s crib in the Swedish countryside that includes an unusual place for a gym.
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Condit: GSP vs. Diaz Fight Nothing To Write Home About | UFC NEWS
“Yeah, I watched most of that fight. It went very much as I expected it to go. It was a little bit lackluster, nothing to write home about. Georges is very good at what he does, but a lot of his fights aren’t really very exciting.” Former UFC welterweight interim champion, Carlos Condit, tells Steph […]